walk~in~shelter

we've had some nice rain lately...which makes for good puddle
jumping...creek walking...splashing good times.

we have also had some very warm sunny days...just
perfect for new projects.

now that the horse fence has been finished...the next project on the

list is a walk~in~shelter for renny to get out of the sun, wind, rain, snow.

i am so grateful to my darling husband for his diligent hard

work...our boys also pitched in quite a bit.

thanks jesse, ethan, and david.

renny is very respectful of the electrobraid fence...the dogs are still learning.

we have had some yelping lately...they will soon learn.

i really like the way the braided fence looks...it looks very natural.

there is 30 ft between each post so you can see your horse very well.

dh has never built a fence before and it looks professionally done

i am very proud of you, dave.

he has never built a walk~in~shelter either but that didn't stop him.

on saturday...we had a few more helping hands.

thanks to eric, nate, canaan, rachel, and ellery.

it was hot but the crew worked tirelessly to get the shelter up.

well between texting(anyone who has teens knows this the

one constant in their life.)

i was on the tractor cutting our acres.

our sons friend nate found these stakes intriguing.

ellery enjoyed handing out the nails as needed.

it is a good thing we had a few extra hands for putting up the structure.

my parents used to say "many hands make light work."

it does make it more fun and lots of joking around.

ellery taking a break from the heat. cutie pie.

as the sun set the last boards were being nailed down.

i took these on sunday. i love the way it looks.

after some discussion we have decided to double it in size.

we used the same rough~hewn lumber that is on our barn.

it will weather to a nice natural grey.